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The grey car is going away. All of the brake lines are comprised of rust tubes at this point, and it's only a matter of time until one splits when the car is actually moving, rather than in a parking lot. So we'll call the salvage yard next week and have them come get it. I don't expect we'll get as much for it as we did for the minivan, but honestly? as long as I don't have to pay them to take it away, I'm good. I paid $9500 for it ten years ago, we put over 80K (miles) on it, both kids spun it into guardrails and/or ran into other cars (at slow speeds, so not much damage, most spins were due to ice or snow), the fuel pump died on DB when he was in Ypsi, but it was really the car we needed at the time. Eventually, I will get a new car, and DB will inherit the car I'm driving now, but as between the three of us we're driving ~100 miles a week, that's not critical at the moment. J has two motorcycles, and if DB can get his motorcycle endorsement, he could ride one of those to work most days. When he goes back - there's still no word on when/if they'll open up the school spaces that he'd been working in.

Cool and dreary today - very mid-September. Heavy cloud cover, and they look like rain-bearing clouds. I just turned on the lights in the living room. At 1pm. :)